Fishing reel



Aug, 118, 1931. s. T. THORPE ET AL 1,819,723

FISHING REEL Filed Feb. 7, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 18, 1931. s. T.THORPE ET AL l FISHING REEL Filed Feb. 7, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedAug. 18, 1931 UNITED STATES SAMUEL T. THoRrn-AND vnoms ZIrP, oFlBn-is'roL, CONNECTIC'UL-AssieNon-srro COMPANY; or unieron, coNNEcrIcUnnccnronn'rron YHORTON MANUFACTURING- .OF vGONNEC'IIGTJ'T FIsHiNe anni.

Y'iippliqa'simi ined February 7,!1929. Yserial N. 338.16%?.

` This invention relates to improvements in fishing reels and'particularly to level Wind devices novv generally found in thesearticles.

'Broadly, the invention seeks to simplify the construction of the levelWind'devicefby re'- ducing the number of parts toy almlmm'um.

In the preferred embodiment ofthe inven tion, the `device lis alsosoconstructed that the carriage for guiding `the fishing line canf beeasily removed "Without in anyway disturbing any other portions ofthereel. Stated generally, this featureof thel invention consists informing 'thelne' guide carriage of separable sections slidably mountedon a guide bar fixed in the reel frame. To remove the carriage, it isonly knecessary to detach the sections of thei carriage, one Vfrom theother, the remainder of the reel being un.r affected. l 4 n AIVith-theseA and otherlobjects in vievv the invention consists `incertain novel details of construction," andr combinations andarrangements of parts', all as Will hereinafter be more fully describedand the novel features thereof p `25 particularly vpointed out in theappended claims. v V

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is an elevational lvievv of a reelembodying the present invention; j f Fig. 2. isa sectional view ontheline 2f-2 of'Figl, theffvvinding device only being illustrated; l .l e*

Fig. V3 is a sectional'vievv on the line Tv3 3 ofFigfQ;l i Figs-tand 5are 4detailed vievvs of the line guide carriage,

yFig. Gisan elevational vievv of a modified form of level Winding deviceY f Fig. 7 is a sectional vievv on theline 7e-7 ofFig.'6; ,f y Y Fig. 8lisa. sectional vieu`7 onthe line 8-8 of Fig.'7;and i j Fig'. k9 is aperspective view of the tubular bar encasing the traversing shaft in themodified form of the invention.

VAs the presentinvention relates especiallyV to the level Windingdevice, the reel proper need not be described in detail. It may be ofany desired construction, the present illustration showing the framecomprising the end plates 10y land spacerbars 1l`vvith the spool12journaled infsaidfplates. The gearing for driving the spool is enclosedin lthe usual housingl through which extends the shaft 14 carryinghandle 1'5.. Saidgearing f also embodies a gear -16 mounted onfthevtraversing shaft 17 Vof the level'vvinding device. Gear 16 isadapte'd toalso be enclosed. Shaft 17 as is ordinary in these levelvvind devices,6U'

i'sformed'with oppositely disposed' spiral grooves 18 adapted tocoeact'withadriving pavvl-19 vfor vactuakiing line guide carriage 20. f

- Heretofore,rthe lineguidef carriages of level Winding devices havebeen so mounted that' considerablediiiiculty has been encoune: tered inremoving it for the purpose of re# placing the driving 'pav'vh Usually,it is necessary to, disassemble the :reel litself to a great extent. Notonly vis this inconvenient at times, especiallyif a fishing line isVon'the reelbut some of "the parts are so small that they are easilymisplaced or dropped and lost. 'Ifo eliminatethis feature, the presentinvention as illustrated'in Figs. 1 to 5 conf sistsin having thecarriage 20 directly-def around said bar. Said sections' 22,23 may f beof variousshapes Vbut in the present in mountable fromits guide bar 21(l4This V'is stance section 23, Which may be termed the v bodyportion, hasa slot 24:'therein so as to be placed on the bar,fvvhile section .22,carrying the p-avvlconstitutes an end portion for'c'los! ingsaid slot.The: tvvosections, When thus assembled are secured togetherby a screvv26. End section 22 hasy an orifice therein'vvhich may be used forlubricating'purposes or for -ejecting thepavvl yvvhenfthe carriage isAre` moved. With this arrangement, if anything shouldhappen to render thepavvl inoperative vvhile the reel is in use, thecarriage may bedemounted fand nevv'pavvl substituted Without taking any members of thereel apartor `the carriage may be taken o'f and the'reelused vviththeattachment. "l

So far asv the foregoing kfeature of de` mountability of carriage 2O isconcerned, the guide bar 21 may be of any desired shape and be placed inany desired position. However, for the sake of simplicity, it ispreferred that the bar serve as a housing for traversing shaft 17 and inorder that a steadying bar for the carriage may be eliminated, saidguide bar is made of an irregular cross-section-such as will prevent thecarriage rocking on it. In the device of Figs. 1 to 5, said guide baristubular and of rectangular cross section although other shapes exceptcircular bars, may be used.

For instance, in the modification shown in Figs. 6 to 8, the bar 50encasing the traversing shaft 51is substantially circular in crosssection, but is formed With a longitudinally extending rib 52 engagingin a recess 53 inthe carriage 54.A In this instance, however, thecarriageis not demountable except by partially disassembling the reel.This is aI oneiece carriage carr in@ the` drivinU b 2D D pawl 55,although a. sectional carriage such asshovm in Figs. 1 to 5 could beutilized. The remaining portions of the reel in this instance aresimilar to the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 5 and a detaileddescription is believed unnecessary.

What We claim is: 1..In a fishing reel, the combination of a frame, aspool, a traversing shaft, a guide bar partially surrounding said shaft,a line guide carriage slidable on said guide bar, said carriagesurrounding said bar but being removable therefrom and said carriagebeing held against rotation by said bar, and driving connectionscomprising'a paWl between said carriage and shaft -said pawl being heldspaced from said guide bar. e

2,, In a fishing reel, the combination of a frame, a spool, a traversingshaft, a tubular guide barpartially surrounding said shaft,- aline guidecarriage slidably supported on said bar, said bar being ofnon-cylindricalL cross-section whereby rotationof the carriage thereonis prevented, and driving connections comprising a paWl between saidcarriage and shaft said pawl being held spaced from said guide bar.

8. In a fishing reel, the combination of a frame, a spool, a traversingshaft, atubular bar vrectangular in cross-section enclosing said shaft,said vbar being open at one side, a line guide carriage -slidable onsaid bar but non-rotatable thereon; and a pawl carried in said carriageand projecting through the open side of said bar into driving engagementWith said shaft said paWl being held spaced from the Walls ofthe openingin said bar.

4c. In. a fishing reel, a frame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a tubularbar rectangular in cross-section around said shaft, said bar being openat one side, a line guide carriage v formed of a body portion and aseparable end portion, said body portion having a slot therein toreceive said bar, means for securing said end portion to said bodyportion to close said slot, and `a paWl carried by said carriageprojecting through the open side of said bar into engagement with saidshaft.

5. In a fishing reel, a frame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a tubularbar rectangular in cross-section around said shaft and having a slotextending longitudinally thereof, a line guide carriage slidably mountedon said bar but non-rotatable With respect thereto and a pavvl securedin said carriage, co-acting With 4said shaft,'said paWl being heldspaced from the Walls of said slot said carriage 'being formed ofseparable sections to permit ready removal of the same from said bar.

6. In a fishing-reel, afi-ame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a tubularbar of non-cylindrical cross-section around said shaft and having a:longitudinally extending slot therein, a. line guide carriage formed ofa body, portion slidable longitudinally on said bar and a separable endportion for securing saidl to permit removal from said bar, and av paWlin said carriage engaging said shaft said paWl being permanently heldagainst engagement With said bar.

8. In a fishing reel, a frame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a guide bar,aline guide carriage slidable on said bar but non-rotatable thereon,said carriage being formed'of separable sections embracing said bar.Whereby said carriage may be dismountedby separation of said sections,and a paWl 'in said carriage co-acting with 'said shaft said paWl beingpermanently held against engagement with said bar.

9. In a fishing reel, a frame, a spool, a traversing shaft, a guide bar,a line guide carriage slidable on said bar butl non-rotatable thereon,said carriage comprising one portion extendingpartially around the barand a second portion detachably secured to thefirst mentioned portionfor retaining the carriage on the bar, and a pawl in said carriagecoaeting with said shaft said paWl being permanently held againstengagement with said

